The Storm Riders | |||
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Traditional Chinese | 風雲雄霸天下 | ||
Simplified Chinese | 风云雄霸天下 | ||
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Directed by | Andrew Lau | ||
Screenplay by | Manfred Wong Chau Ting | ||
Based on | Fung Wan by Ma Wing-shing | ||
Produced by | Manfred Wong | ||
Starring | Aaron Kwok Ekin Cheng Sonny Chiba Kristy Yang Michael Tse Roy Cheung Jason Chu | ||
Cinematography | Andrew Lau | ||
Edited by | Marco Mak Danny Pang | ||
Music by | Chan Kwong-wing | ||
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Distributed by | Golden Harvest | ||
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Running time | 126 minutes | ||
Country | Hong Kong | ||
Language | Cantonese | ||
Budget | HK$85 million (US$11 million) | ||
Box office | HK$41.4 million[1] (US$5.34 million) |
The Storm Riders is a 1998 Hong Kong wuxia fantasy film based on the manhua series Fung Wan by artist Ma Wing-shing. Directed by Andrew Lau, it starred Ekin Cheng as Wind and Aaron Kwok as Cloud. The plot involves two children, Whispering Wind and Striding Cloud, who become powerful warriors under the evil Lord Conqueror's tutelage. A sequel to the film, titled The Storm Warriors was directed by the Pang brothers and released in 2009.